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Sky Watchers Curriculum Correlation
Province: Nunavut
Curriculum: Elementary Science, Northwest Territories 1986
(Reprinted 1994), Weather
Grade: Grade 6
Date of Correlation: March 7, 2008
Sky Watchers Curriculum Correlation
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Concepts, and Processes and Skills Addressed1 |
Cross Curricular Connections |
Concepts are preceded by numbers 1-15. Processes and skills are preceded by a number and letter (e.g. 1a)).
1 The chapter provides teacher information and/or student activities to support the teaching of the concepts, and processes and skills. |
Chapter 1
First Steps
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- 1. Weather consists of interacting factors such as temperature,
pressure, precipitation, humidity and wind.
- 1a) To keep records of weather.
- 1b) To observe the special weather situation during each season,
e.g. snow and ice, flooding, drought, thunder storms.
- 2b) To infer direction of air currents.
- 3. Wind speed can be measured by wind gauges.
- 12) Air contains varying amounts of water.
- 13) Water vapor in the air can be measured (relative humidity)
- 13a) To explain how relative humidity is measured.
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- Activity, page 4: Technology (Internet)
- Throughout chapter: Math (measurement)
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Chapter 2
What Makes Weather?
Includes Activities 1 to 6 on pages 61 to 68
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- 1. Weather consists of interacting factors such as temperature,
pressure, precipitation, humidity and wind.
- 2. Wind is caused by the movement of air masses.
- 2a) To observe the effects of the wind.
- 2b) To infer direction of air currents.
- 3. Wind speed can be measured by wind gauges.
- 3a) To make a wind gauge and measure the wind speed.
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- Activity, page 14: Math (measurement)
- Activity number 4, page 64: Math (measurement)
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Chapter 3
Weather Elements
Includes Activities 7 to 12 on pages 69 to 73
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- 1. Weather consists of interacting factors such as temperature,
pressure, precipitation, humidity and wind.
- 1a) To keep records of weather.
- 4. Warm air rises and is replaced by cooler, heavier air.
- 9. Water vapor becomes liquid when it condenses.
- 10a) To infer reasons for moisture condensation in a closed system.
- 12) Air contains varying amounts of water.
- 12a) To identify sources of water vapor.
- 13) Water vapor in the air can be measured (relative humidity)
- 13a) To explain how relative humidity is measured.
- 14. Clouds form when moisture laden air rises.
- 14a) To demonstrate cloud formation.
- 14b) To observe cloud formation.
- 15. Rain forms when clouds are cooled.
- 15a) To prepare a model to simulate cloud formation and rainfall.
- 15b) To construct and calibrate a rain gauge.
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- Activity, page 22: Social Studies (mapping)
- Activity, page 23: Math (data management)
- Activity, page 30: Science (sound), and Language (writing)
- Activity, page 31: Math (measurement)
- Activity, number 7 page 69: Math (measurement and data management)
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Chapter 4
Severe Weather in Canada
Includes Activity 13 on page 74
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- 1. Weather consists of interacting factors such as temperature,
pressure, precipitation, humidity and wind.
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- Throughout chapter: Health (severe weather safety)
- Activity, page 4-2: Math (measurement)
- Activity, page 4-9: Language (writing)
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Chapter 5
Weather and Canadians
Includes Activities 14 to 17 on pages 75 to 79
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- Activity, page 39: Language (reading and media literacy)
- Activity number 14, page 75: Math (data management), and Technology
(spreadsheets)
- Activity number 15, page 76: Social Studies (mapping)
- Activity number 16, page 77: Social Studies (mapping)
- Activity number 17, pages 78 to 79: Social Studies (mapping)
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Chapter 6
Ultraviolet Radiation
Includes Activities 19 to 23 on pages 80 to 84
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- Throughout chapter: Health (sun safety), and Social Studies/Science
(environment)
- Activity number 20, page 81: Health (sun safety), and Math (data
management)
- Activity number 21, page 82: Health (sun safety), and Math (percentage)
- Activity number 22, page 83: Health (sun safety), and Math (percentage)
- Activity number 23, page 84: Health (sun safety), Math (percentage)
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Chapter 7
Putting It All Together
Includes Activity number 18 on page 80
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- 1. Weather consists of interacting factors such as temperature,
pressure, precipitation, humidity and wind.
- 1a) To keep records of weather.
- 1b) To observe the special weather situation during each season,
e.g. snow and ice, flooding, drought, thunder storms.
- 2b) To infer direction of air currents.
- 3. Wind speed can be measured by wind gauges.
- 14c) To predict the weather based on cloud formations.
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- Activity, page 52: Language (oral communication)
- Activity, page 53: Language (writing and oral communication)
- Activity, page 57: Math (measurement)
- Activity number 18, page 80: Language (writing)
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Supplement One
Air Quality
Includes Activities 1 to 6 on pages 9 to 17 (Supplement One)
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- Throughout chapter: Social Studies/ Science (environment)
- Activity, page 4: Technology (internet)
- Activity number 2A, page 10: Math (data management), and Technology
(internet)
- Activity number 2B, page 11: Math (data management)
- Activity number 3, pages 12-13: Reading
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 This curriculum correlation was conducted by Curriculum Services Canada (CSC)
, the Pan-Canadian standards agency for quality assurance in learning products and programs at www.curriculum.org..
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